Combined door-lock-mounting unit



J. N. CAPECE COMBINED DOOR LOCK MOUNTING UNIT Filed Oct. 26. 1922Patented Feb. 12, 1924.V

Unirse STATESv JosErHn. Carnon, or ASTORIA, NEW YORK.

ycoiirnirmn DooR-LocK-MOUNTING Unir.

Application filed Gctber 26,V 1922. Serial No. 596,937.

To @ZZ 'wimmelt may concern.'

Be it known that I, Josnrn N. Carnon, a citizen of the United States`residing at 351 Pierce Avenue,v Astoria, Queens County, New York, andwhose post-cnice address is #351 Pierce Avenue, Astoria, New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Combined Door-Lock-MountingUnits,`of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates'to a combined door lock, casing 'and mountingtherefor.

The object of .the invention, generally stated, "is to simplify theinstallation of locks on doors and minimize the cost of labor andexpense in forming doorV panels and mounting locks thereon. ToA theseends I have devised a lnovel combined unit container and lock togetherwith a door mountpanel cooperating therewith, all of which may be veryquickly and easily assembled by the ordinary unskilled workman. Inaddition to the advantages and savings in cost of installation, my unitcontainer may be produced on a quantity production basis with theresultant economy in manufacture. Moreover, my improved lockinstallation has a nished appearance comparable in quality and degreewith that of prior lock installations. t

For a better under-'standing` of the above indicated advantages andnovel features of my invention and others which will hereinafter appear,reference may be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisapplication, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side view of one modification of my invention. t

Vig. 2 is a view on l; and

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 respectively are perspective views of the lock, unitcontainer and door mount.

Referring to the drawings where like numerals designate similar partsthrough:-

the line 2 2 of Fig.

out, a door is illustrated having a side panel 1 on which is to'bemounted alock 2 which may be of any standard construction. My inventioncomprises as one elementthereof a unitary finished cont-ainer 3 which inthe specific embodiment shown is of elongated 'U-shaped form whose legsform the sides or plates 4 and 5, which are adapted to ernbrace,to fitover and bear snugly against the opposite sides of the door panel 1. Theside 'plates 4 and 5 are connected together by a web 6 (bend of the Umember) and this integral web 6 has an elongated rectangular opening 7formed therein which is of the required dimensions and depth to receivethe face plate 8 of the lock 2, the face plate 8 and the web member 6forming flushed surfaces with each other ywhen in assembled position.The housing or unity 3 isprovided with a finished keyhole opening 9which registers with the ykeyhole 10 of the lock and also with anopening 11 for the recept-ion of the door knob spindle 12, this opening11 being in register with the spindie opening 13 of the lock when inassembled position. The' housing 3 is also provided with the attachingscrew openings 14 which receive the screws 14 for entering the panel 1at the points 15 and thereby retaining the housing unit y3 rigidly inthe assembled position in the panel. The door panel may be very simplyand inexpensively formed with the transverse recess or opening 16 forthe reception of the lock 2 when assembled in position, it being onlynecessary to chisel or saw out or otherwise form such opening therein.The edge of the door panel is also formed with depressions or seats 17adjacent the opening 16 for the reception of theends ofthe faceplate'8of the lock 2, the depth of these` seats 17 being vequal to thedepth of the plate 8 vinvorde'r to form a continuous flush surface alongthe door edge 18 when assembled. The face plate 8 is provided with thescrew openings 19 for the reception of attaching screws whereby the lock2 may be securely held within the opening 16 by mea-ns of attachingscrews 19 passing through the openings 19 and screwed on to the seats17, the numerals 2O indicating screw openings registering with theopenings 19 of the lock plate. The edges 21 of the housing unit 3 may berounded off or otherwise finished to give the desired finishedappearance and similarly the openings 9 and 11 for the reception of thekey and the door knob spindles may be also given the desired finish tofurnish a good appearance. The openings 11 have formed therearound thesleeves 22 for thek reception of the Shanks 23 of the door knob, theseShanks abutting against the shoulder 24 formed around the bottom ofthese openings 11.

The housing 3 may, if desired, be provided with internal braces 24,such, for eX- ample, as the transverse plates24 indicatedin dotted lineswhich may be anchored in y rigidity and strength t obviate the neces-Vany desired manner within the casing. Ordinarily the housing 3,however', 1s of sufficient sity kfor any internal bracing. This Vhouslng3 be of any desired material, as

"metal orr metallic composition. "1t is preferably of a metalV which-maybe easily and economically stamped, formed and shapedinto the desiredconstruction `in order to minimize the cost ofV manufacture.` The doorpanel may be of any standard construction and may have the opening 16and seats 17 formed therein inthe factory so that all that is requiredin the assembly of my lock unit is to position the housing 3 upon theseats 17and attach the screws 14C to the door thereby securely anchoringthe housing` 3 upon the seats 17 with. the web member 6 Hush withtheedge of the door. This may be done either separately or simultaneouslywith the positioningof the lock 2. The latter is simply positioned withits face plate within the opening 7 formed in the web member 6 andhaving the ends of the faceplate 8 resting against the seats' 17whereupon the screws 19. are inserted 'through the openings 19 and arescrewed locks to be assembled on the door anels in the very minimum oftime withthe conse? quent economy and saving in labor and eX- pense. lfit is not desired to have the door panels orio'inallyV formed and cut toreceive the combined lock unit, it is quite a simple procedure to sawand chisel out the transverse openingv 16 and form the seats 17 on thedoor edge. The assembled lock and mount, as indicated in Fig. 1, may beof the desired external finish and appearance for use in the higherclass houses, and the whole lends itself to harmony and neatness indesign. Any desired finish o1' configuration may be given to my unit tosuit the taste of the individual designer.

1 claim: Y

1. A lock assembling and'housing unit for door panels comprising anintegrally formed member having two parallel side plates adapted to iitagainst the opposite faces of a door panel and a vertical connecting webconnectingthe outer edges of said plates adapted to rest in suitablegrooves or recesses formed on the door edge to form a surface flush withthe surface of the door edge and said connecting web having alongitudinal openingPV for the reception of a door lock mechanism andface 1plate, the surface of the door edge, theconnecting web and theface plate of the lock mechanism being flush with each other.

2. A device of the character set forth in claim 1 wherein the parallelside plates are provided with bracing means therebetween. y f

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH N. CAPECE.

